Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-19
Oh BOYS, LISTEN.

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"0ood morning. sir, come In. Whist can I
do foe you thls morning p
III thought perhaps that you know Of some
plaoe whore can gee Q job. I've beeu oil
over ths city for three days hunting work.
can't nnd mona"
"wsll, what can you do ,'
"oh. most anything. Anything. 1 dont
"Csn you tune my plano ~
"No I can't do ihsl"
Can you put washers on my wagon
washsn whsts them ?"
,s", GsI Iy IySs put An; II :prios th'r' ') 70
"if you'll show me how never did such
work.
"Dsar me, I oan do II more quickly than
g can ,nSw % yCs pid you never ~ r, go the inside
"wslI, tell me one thing that you can DO
perfectly How old arc you :"
IN going ON nineteen"
And dOnt know the inside Of Q lock -
Well, never tried
"Come, my sou, I'm very busy tell me
what you can do we'll Oan you cook Can
you kDitS Can you sow Can you even up
the grade Of my road Can you Ale ssw, or
dor,
"oh, any common jobbins round"
III can shovel snow, carry In cpai, and spiit
kindling, oh, must anything. rm Wiling to
work."
--Boya l tell you that the mon who can
set themselves at wosk are scarce ~ hens
"huntipg work" they call IT, They ought
70 ssy hunting man 70 boss lne, pay me,
buy mc, own me and teach me 10 work.
The mon, (and more women) who can eet
themselves ut work are nevor out OF . Job.
The young men who never IN their lives
looked for plsce, will always DO In demand.
Places are looking for them.
Tho years II 10 20 are too often wasted year,,
because the Toy docs not set himself At study,
et work, at watching, at learning. He 10 rent
TO school. Ho IL Get It work. He does (not
eiways) - he In bid. He does nothing OF or
for himself except wish he had . little money
TO buy something and have good time.
In thoss years II to 20 . boy should
drinks In strength by every leaf that futters.
ne should see with hunger and $50 70 tho
bottom Of thingA
Street car track, ties, s,r,nsers and where.
posts, round, split, hewn or sawed, cot or
driven. Street Tampa, naphtha. gaa. incan.
descent aud arc sidewalks four feet, Ave
feet, six feet, dag, brick, hemiock plsued or
rough: ,r,nssr 1na.r %i vra chest
and how laid.
Where runs tho gas mainsS Where stand
tho water gatesf How many kinds Of brick
In the city and their siIeA How do mssous
set OF their square cornersf How do lamp
lighters clean their burnersf What sized
nails for plank walkS And 70 on over and
on until you've seen and understood all out
doors.
Do you hear the mufied thump, thump,
thump, OF hammers In 4 foundry and the
ruar OF tho cupolAr The rsttlety. clip -clapg
OF sheet presses and tho hum OF tho web
pressoa.
You Pln 81 srrand 10 the bank, do you
Kick your heels and walt your turn, or are
you picking up knowledge OF bank books,
bank mothodA and how they do thingsf
Have you ever made anything tor YOURSELF
40 shirt or pantaloons or patched Q shoe :
You see, boys, had you boon son OF wild
Indian by tho time you were 10 you'd know
the way OF the wooda You'd 10 able TO
snare birds with your own long hair build
under dst stones and trout from running
waters; and track game whero city boys
could ESQ no traces. Your eyea keen, your
ears alert, your hands shifty, you'd be indeed
able to "Do most anything" You would
thoronghly know for yourself your sur.
"You arc city boy, and II you would
live you must know the city and the ways
Of men, and OF work, thoroughly - an Indian
boy knows the ways OF the woodA
Watch with your eyes and cara See for
yourself Learn how. Practice with your
working. Your eyes will brighten, your face
grow manly and attractive You'll find q
welcome everyw hero. The city will swarm
with frienda "He's . fine, bright steady
boy."-And when you come nineteen, you'll
not be aasging up 70 an old pastor, saying
can shovel snow and carry up coal. -" Oh,
most any thing" which means ner' thing 10
nothing.